Pharrell Williams

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1973-04-05

Place of Birth

Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA

Pharrell Williams

Biography

Pharrell Lanscilo Williams (born April 5, 1973) is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, record producer, fashion designer and entrepreneur. With close friend Chad Hugo, he formed the hip hop and R&B production duo The Neptunes in the early 1990s, with whom he has produced songs for various recording artists. He has won 13 Grammy Awards, including three for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical (one as a member of The Neptunes). He is also a two-time Academy Award nominee: in 2014 for Best Original Song, for "Happy" (from Despicable Me 2); and in 2017 for Best Picture, as a producer of Hidden Figures.

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Acting History

2025
Quincy Jones | Music Man as Self (archive footage)
2025
In Whose Name? as Self
2025
Grace for the World as Self
2025
Let God Sort Em Out
2025
Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert as Self
2024
Piece by Piece as Pharrell Williams (voice)
2024
Saint-Denis le pré-show
2024
Le Gala des pièces jaunes 2024 : Le Concert événement as Self
2024
Karl Lagerfeld : Révélation as Self
2023
Movie Themes at the BBC as Self
2023
Le gala des pièces jaunes 2023 : Le concert événement as Self
2022
Couch by Lena Situations as Self - Guest
2022
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy as Self (archive footage)
2021
Sing 2 as Alfonso (voice)
2021
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self
2021
A Man Named Scott as Self
2021
Gwen Stefani: Not Just a Girl as Self (archive footage)
2021
From Cradle to Stage as Self
2021
Woman in Motion as Self
2021
Ezinma as Self
2020
Voices of Fire
2020
Holy Calamavote – A Special Performance by Run The Jewels as Self
2020
Colette, Mon Amour as Self
2020
Black Is King
2020
Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020 as Self
2020
One World: Together at Home as Self
2020
Hydration as Self
2020
500 Days in UCLA (Cut Footage Documentary) as Self (archive footage)
2019
Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift as Self
2019
Activate: The Global Citizen Movement as Self
2019
The Price of Protest as Self (archive footage)
2019
The Apollo as Self
2019
HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé as Self
2018
The Grinch as Narrator (voice)
2018
The Shop as Self
2017
Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville as Self
2017
The Defiant Ones as Self (archive footage)
2017
Jeff Koons as Self
2017
One Love Manchester as Self
2017
Cherry Bomb: The Documentary as Self
2016
Skepta: Greatness Only
2016
Hip Hop Evolution as Self
2016
Discovering Fashion as Self (archive footage)
2016
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
2016
North Sea Jazz Highlights as Self - Cantante
2016
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping as Pharrell Williams
2016
Pharrell Williams: Happy Go Lucky
2016
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall as Self
2015
Taraji's White Hot Holidays as Self
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
2015
Fresh Dressed as Self
2015
Daft Punk Unchained as Self
2015
Entourage as Pharrell Williams
2015
Pitch Perfect 2 as The Voice Judge
2015
Nile Rodgers: Secrets of a Hitmaker as Self
2015
Hot Ones as Self
2015
Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute as Self
2015
Les Fous du Funk as Self
2014
Reincarnation as Bellman
2014
Pharrell Williams: iTunes Festival as Himself
2014
The Wages of Heroism: Making The Amazing Spider-Man 2 as Self
2014
BEYONCÉ as Self
2014
Amex Unstaged Pharrell Williams Live at the Apollo as self
2014
Nas: Time Is Illmatic as Self
2014
Wolf: The Documentary as Himself
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
2014
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles as Self
2013
24 Hours of Happy as self
2013
Radio Disney Music Awards as Self
2013
Daft Punk | Random Access Memories | The Collaborators as Himself
2012
Finding Your Roots as Self
2011
Jay-Z Live From Madison Square Garden: Answer The Call as Self
2011
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest as Self
2011
The Voice as Self - Coach
2010
Get Him to the Greek as Self
2010
Where Is the Money George? as A cop
2009
C à vous as Self - Guest
2009
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as N.E.R.D. - Musical Guest
2008
90210 as Himself
2007
Concert for Diana as Self
2007
The Graham Norton Show as Self
2006
Team Ice Cream Vol. 1 as Himself
2005
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
2005
Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology] as Self (segment "Through the Wire")
2005
The Friday Night Project as Self
2004
Britney Spears: Greatest Hits - My Prerogative as Self
2004
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop as Self
2004
The Ecology of Love as Andre
2004
Maxim: Hot Clips 2 as Self (archive footage)
2004
SMACK: Platinum Edition as Self
2004
Michael Jackson: The One as Self
2003
Michael Jackson: Number Ones as Self (archive footage)
2003
Viva La Bam as Self
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
2003
The Neptunes: The Eighth Planet as Himself
2003
Dude...We're Going to Rio as Pharrell
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
2003
VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown as Self
2001
Jay-Z: MTV Unplugged as Self
1999
The Early Show as Self
1996
The Daily Show as Self
1994
MTV Europe Music Awards as Self - Performer
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1989
The Simpsons as Pharrell Williams (voice)
1984
MTV Video Music Awards as Self
1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest
1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Beat Makerz - The Documentary as Pharrel Williams